Garment-supporter.



R. T. CLARKE. I GARMENT SUPPORTER.

I APPLICATION FILED SEPT-13,1917.

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RICHARD 'l. CLARKE, 0F COLUMBUS, OHIO.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER.

Application filed September 13, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD T. CLARKE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Supporters;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in garment supporters, such asare adaptable for use as combined suspenders and garters for boys,theobject of the invention being to simplify and improve garment supportersof this type and to so construct the same that all strain, both of thesuspenders and the garters, will come directly upon the shoulderportion.

A further object is to so construct the device that it shall becomfortable to the wearer.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafterset forth and pointed out in the claims.

The accompanying drawing is a view of a garment supporter embodying myimprovements.

1l represent the shoulder straps which are connected at their rear orback ends by a vertical back strap 2 adapted to occupy a centralposition at the back of the wearer. The back strap may comprise twopieces of webbing stitched together with the meeting ends of theshoulder strap secured between them, and said back strap depends belowthe meeting ends of the shoulder strap. To the lower end of this backstrap, the upper ends of downwardly and laterally projecting straps 3are secured and are made of such length as to provide extensions whichform garter straps, i,said garter straps being provided with suitableattaching devices 5 for connecting the same with the stockings of thewearer and also with adjusting buckles 13.

The front ends of the two shoulder straps are provided with buckles 6 toeffect the adjustable connection therewith of suspender ends 7-8. Eachsuspender end is provided with a button 9 and similar buttons 10 arelocated intermediate of the ends of the straps Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

Serial No. 191,208.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Lettors-Patent, is:

1. In a garment supporter, the combination with shoulder strapsconnected together at the back, and a back-strap depending from thepoint of attachment of the shoulder straps, of downwardly and laterallyextending straps secured at their upper ends to the back strap andforming garter portions at their lower ends, and two suspender endsattached to each shoulder strap, one suspender end of each pair beingextended downwardly and crossing the adjacent laterally and downwardlyextending strap at the upper end of the garter portion thereof andsecured thereto said suspender end extensions forming garter portions.

2. In a. garment supporter, the combination with shoulder straps securedtogether at the back, and a back strap depending from the point ofattachment of the shoulder straps, of downwardly and laterally extendingstraps secured at their upper ends to the back strap and forming garterportions at their lower ends, two suspender ends attached to eachshoulder strap, one suspender end of each pair being extended downwardlyand crossing the adjacent laterally and downwardly extending strap atthe upper end of the garter portion thereof and secured thereto, saidsuspender end extensions forming garter portions, and attaching means onthe several suspender ends and also on the downwardly andlaterallyextending straps at points intermediate the back strap and the garterportions.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

RICHARD T. CLARKE. Witnesses:

W. N. Boson, D. D. TUsEoNnEn.

Copies of this patent may be obtained. for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Iatents, Washington, D. G.

